Cameras to watch recyclers at county collection site

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By Daily Telegram staff

The Daily Telegram - Adrian, MI

By Daily Telegram staff

Posted Jan. 3, 2014 at 10:57 AM

By Daily Telegram staff

Posted Jan. 3, 2014 at 10:57 AM

ADRIAN

Two video cameras are to begin recording people using Lenawee County’s recycling drop-off site at Race and River streets this month. The recordings are to be used to track down people who jam the compactors, a frequent problem since the site opened 13 months ago.

County commissioners were told at a committee meeting Thursday that the security cameras are to be installed and operating later this month. Matt Richardson, head of the information technology department, said license plate numbers will be visible in the recordings along with people stuffing the compactor chutes full of material.

Commissioner Jim Driskill, R-Hudson, said the paper and cardboard compactor has been out of service the last four times he brought material to Adrian to recycle.

Large cardboard boxes often jam in the chute, keeping material from reaching a compactor that pushes it into a bin, said county administrator Martin Marshall. People caught on video jamming the chute are to be contacted about the problem.